Thread 28, TTC #1 | We may be hormonal giraffes but we don't eat no low fat humous

[Londonjam]

Calling all OPK-ers, Temp-ers, Clomid-ers, Femara-ers, IUI-ers, IVF-ers and anyone else on the TTC #1 Bus.

We've been going a while now so the novelty has worn off and we're slightly battle scarred and bruised in the cervix area. We don't get a lot of baby dust in these here parts, we just keep it legs spread and fingers crossed (LSFX). We love a baby bomb from a prior bus-mate but if we get told to 'just relax and enjoy it' ONE MORE TIME you will get a punch in the face!

Hop on board, post your stats and prepare to be dazzled by the wealth of TTC knowledge we long-timeys have to share...

Key:
HS - have/had sex
GOS - good old shag
ELH - enthusiastic lavatory happenings
LSFX - legs spread, fingers crossed

Oh Flash still got my fingers, toes and womble crossed for you!

Flash really hope AF stays away, hope you get a good long cycle length if not.

Pyjamas that seems like a sensible approach. Half the battle seems to be the food prep and you're all over that. Thank you so much for posting those questions too - there was so much there that I hadn't thought of.

Great news pug and hope you get a post treatment fertility boost

Alexia I wish I could offer more help or advice, I really feel for you both. He sounds very thoughtful and it must be so painful for him to know how much it's affecting you. I hope he can get some help and you can get back to enjoying yourselves more in the bedroom.

winging we're not really morning people (especially me). The whole morning breath thing freaks me out too! Willing to try anything at this point though.

Very productive day pyjamas Thanks for the support. Right now if I didn't mention it at all he'd probably just carry on without ever instigating. It's insulting TTC has ruined our sex life but I said to him yesterday... hello, your wife has needs! I was like this is nothing about a baby, this is me just wanting to reconnect on that level! Still no luck.

Flash if you're happy waiting then do that. LSFX!

skipper we are taking a break in July. I just don't want to miss these months (that could bring a Jan-April baby) because I know I'll regret it. Trust me, I can't wait to stop my meds and just forget about all this shit for a while. DH is open to therapy which is good; I have a feeling his hormones may be off though so I'm interested to see his blood results. Just hoping the GP can fix this for us. The worst part is I've tried so hard this cycle. I've taken Clomid, drank a ridiculous amount of grapefruit juice & pom juice, ate the right foods even when I didn't want to, taken a load of supplements so if we can't have sex (again) then I'll be fuming. I love him so much but I feel so frustrated about it all. I hate him in the moment but I try to remember it's not his fault. It's just so much stress I don't need.

Happy you got your static smiley Now get baby making! My opks are still negative but hopefully tomorrow it'll be positive (CD12) which would mean O on CD14.

Thanks Jam That's exactly it - it's painful for us both. Hoping for a better night tonight but wouldn't put money on it!

Just a quick message (as I'm lurking after a really bad few days topped by sodding AF arriving on my birthday) to say that I'm thinking of you all, so sorry there's so much shittiness atm 💐

Especially thinking of you Harriet- really really hoping that this is just a mess up on measurements and dates etc. My heart does out to you ❤️

Hi Binky I'm sorry af got you on your birthday It's just extra cruel isn't it? Hope you still enjoyed it as much as possible x

I thought I'd be super sexy and get ready for a post-work shag when OH got home. So I cleared the bed, and got some preseed ready...started to strip and then the cats starts hurling in a corner. So I go to put the prepared syringe down but notice it's all coming out the end so I lie on the bed, legs spread trying to desperately get as much of it up me as possible whilst throwing my socks at the cat who is still hurling the the corner. At this precise moment my OH walks in. He's like "what the fuck is going on in here?" and I'm just like "no time, we've got to have sex now" and he's looking from the cat, to me (half undressed with a tube up my vagina), back to the cat with a look of disbelief on his face. Then we have sex.

Yep, this is my life now.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 oh skipper that made me laugh so much 😂😂😂

skipper that is bloody hilarious!! Gotta love pets, you never know quite what they are going to do/planning/thinking.

Omg skipper that is so brilliant - really cheered me up - hilarious!!!! That is no mean feat considering my state of mind right now! Also totally something my cat would do.

I also just wanted to thank everyone for all the lovely kind messages of support. You are all so lovely. I caved and booked a private scan tomorrow as I couldn't bear to wait a whole other week. It might be too early to be conclusive but I guess if it shows no progress then I'll know. I will keep you all posted.

Hahah skipper omg 😂😂😂 That's so funny! Perfect timing too.

Just screen-shotted it to my DH to show him how it's done. Probably shouldn't have but ah well.

Classic cat skipper! 😼 Well done for plowing on! 😉

Ahh sorry binky what a shit

Skipper !!! 😅😅😅😅😅

Harriet will be thinking of you tomorrow and keeping everyone crossed. I don't blame you for not waiting until Monday. I don't think I could have either xxx

Ha ha, I wasn't sure if it was one of those 'you had to be there' moments but clearly not.

Good luck for tomorrow harriet really hope it's positive news. For what it's worth I think you made the right decision too. I'll be thinking of you xx

skipper lol!!!

Harriet will keep everything crossed for you tomorrow. Glad you won't have to wait long.

Sorry about AF Binky

I have needed to stay low, but try to lurk from time to time.

Alexia sorry you are going through a tough time.

I'll be thinking of you tomorrow Harriet, so hoping for some good news for you

skipper that's hilarious

Binky, so sorry about AF. Hope you're doing okay.

I'm sorry things are still so tough for you and DH Alexia. I hope he gets some answers from the doctor.

Jam, hope your appointment goes well. You sound much better prepared than we were; we didn't ask a single question at our last appointment!

Sk1pper, that made me lol so much.

Everything crossed Harriet hope you get some peace of mind

binky

Fingers crossed for you harriet, I'd have done exactly the same. Too stressful to wait until next week. Hope everything goes ok.

Will be thinking of you tomorrow Harriet, so hope all is ok

Hahaha sk1pper that's hilarious 😂

Sorry you're having a tough time Alexia

Good luck at your appointment Jam

Just read the questions to ask at IVF appointment post. What was the book called? x